Jo Boaler, a Professor at Stanford University has discovered that the way we teach children how to do math can be damaging to their ability to actually do math. Learning math by using speed tests and rote memorization lead to students only comprehending math in specific math fact chunks. Boeler asserts that we should teach […]
As Texas undergoes a “seismic shift in math content,” Woodland Elementary School is struggling to help students make the jump. The principal, Colleen Netterville, says much of the content has slid down one to two grade levels. This leads to students struggling with gaps in their education. Now teachers have to teach not just this year’s […]
The Reed Academy project is a group of university math professors helping 7th graders improve in math. The professors teach them critical thinking and ways to become better at math. The professors also install the value of seeking a higher education. Overall the professors have helped the students improve and keep that attitude towards education.
The Hall County School System is preparing to launch its “Big Ideas” website, a site designed to help parents help their children with math homework by identifying the fundamental concepts by grade that each child is expected to understand. It also provides short quizzes that allow parents to see how their child is doing in […]
This article discusses the MATHCOUNTS competition in Livermore from 2015. In the article, the competition itself is discussed in addition to how children of the middle school age and younger can really learn a love and passion for math in general. This competition also instills a sense of pride in these youngsters about being part […]
A study has revealed that roughly one in five people who say they’re bad at math, actually are in the top 50 percent, while one third of people who said that they were good at math scored in the bottom 50 percent. Do you think that you are a good judge of your math abilities? […]
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is a neurological condition that muddles the sufferer’s reactions to and experiences of sensations. SPD usually results in difficulties in social behavior, emotion, and behavior. The STAR Center has begun dispensing scholarships to families of children with SPD that allow for Occupational Therapy. The individualized program the STAR Center offers to […]
Students in New York are interacting with a new curriculum in schools called “Engage New York.” For many students, this new curriculum is opening entire new ways of thinking through specific types of problems and mathematics in general. The curriculum requires students to be able to explain how they solved a problem, not just to […]
Individuals within the autism spectrum have a comparatively diminished capacity for empathy. The study discussed in this article explores how capacity for empathy can be increased in an individual by sharing an experience with another individual. The study shows that subjects in an experiment demonstrated an increase in empathy after playing a video game with […]
New research is showing multiple types one mathematical abilties, and one in particular might surprise you. You may not realize that “confidence” in your mathematical abilities is, in fact, already a mathematical ability. However, we’re learning that the perception that one can finish a problem, regardless of actual current abilities, leads to a much higher […]
